Coin chute



Patented Mar. 24, 1936 COIN CHUTE Clyde B.' Gcrton, Chicago, ,Illa assignorv-oto.` C. B.-;McClellan, Chicago, lll.

Original application `-August; l6, 1934, Serial No.;

742,885. Divided. and. this 7, 1935, seriaLNsis 2 Claims.

Thisinvention relatesto a coin chute. This vapplication-is akdivision of 'application SerialNo. 742,885 led August 6, 1934, Patent No.' 1,987,292, dated Januaryv 8, 1935.-

51. It is an object of this invention to providean improved coin chute which is relatively A simplev and inexpensive in construction and eicient in` use.

Another object of the invention isto provide,

lega new and improved `coin chute adapted -for use in conjunction withV any coin controlled device or machine, such, for example, asvending ma;v

chines, amusement gameapparatus, etc.

An additional object of thepinventicn is to 15g.; provide a coin chute -whichfis constructed in sucha mannerthat -when -a coin is inserted `into the coinchute to operate an amusement game apparatusuvending device, or other mechanism associated therewith, the coin is ymoved intca 25; ascertain whether or notA the player or; operator of, the device has inserted a proper coin kinto:` theA chute to operate same.`

Other objects will appearhereinafter.Y`

The invention consists in the novel co mbinag 30 tion and arrangementv of parts to behereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by,.ref A erence tothe accompanying .drawing, showingv the preferred form ofA construction and in 355 which:

Fig. 1. is a perspective viewv of thenew -coin chute applied to the cabinet of a typical amusement device, vending machine, or thelike; s

Fig. v2 is a fragmentary sectional view on linev 405` 2*-2 in Fig. l, showinguthe coin slideV ini coin,-

receiving position;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View similar, toV Fig.`,"2 but showing the` coin 'slide in so-called full strolne;l

position;

coin slide in coin-receiving position; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 in Fig. 4.

A preferred form of Ythe new coin-chute is shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive of the drawing.

50: and isA therein generally indicated at lil, the chute ID being shown mounted inthe end wall II of the cabinet of .a vending machine, amuser.

ment device, or other coin-controlled. device with which the coin chute may be associated..

55: The.. new., chute .I0 .comprises aA bracket J2 Fig.v4 is a side elevational view showing the` application January adaptedrfor attachment to the wall I I .of` the cabinethcusing the associated mechanism. The chute I alscincludes a guide Iand two independently movable members I8 and.. 10,..- the member Ibe'ing in the form of a plunger and thetmember I8 having the form of a at bar.

Provided,in Ythe bracket I2 is a coin slot I4 which opens into an inclined chute I and the.. latter opensatits Alower end into a coin-receivingaperture or pocket 69 which is provided by thespace between the two parts I8 and 'I0 (Fig. 2); so that when a proper coin I'I is inserted into thecoin slotrIlIl it dropsy down the chute I5 and falls, in upright position, into the coin-receiving aperture or pocket 69.11; front of the plunger so y.that upon inward movement of the plunger 'ligthe coin I'I is moved from dottedlinev position A (Fig.j 2) to full line position- B, (Fig. v3).

The .inclined coin chute I5 has-ayieldable tongue12. upon. its upper wall (Figs.,23, andl 4) thistongue being attached at its upper .end to thetop- `wall ofthe coinchute I5 and vbeing relatively freeat its lower end.

The. bar.f I8 .is slidably projected .into a slot 29 that is formed Ain the wallv of the tubular member. 'I0.., Attached to the inner end of the bar I8 is,one.end otia resetting coil spring I9, the other endiofgthefcoil spring I9 being attached tothe gr1i 1e|Mv The bar .I8 carries a downwardly projecting semi-circular ring which'lis engageable. with theA hookedvupper end portion 31 of a wirerod 2 I.,this.hooked end portion 31 of the rod `2I pro,- jectingthroughaslot 38.,that.. is formed in thebottom wall of Athe guidel6, while the other and lower Yportion end ofthe rodZI is attached to a hinged-.gate 22. This gate 22 is hinged, as at23,to a coin chute 24 which projects downwardlyv belowthe guide. I6. Therod. 2I has an angledlowerend portionv 32- which projects up'- wardlythrough a movable bracket 33., thebracket 33-` being. attached. to the gate. 22. 'This portion 32.,.of.the..rod.-,2I alsoprojects through a-xed bracket 34,- the latter 'being o attached tok the. chute 24. A coil spring 35. is arranged upon the. portion32 oftherodfZI so .as to urge the gate 22- into; closed position.

Formed in thelower portion ofthe bracket I2 is. a; sight opening.25fin which is provided .a transparentplate ,or window 25, and this sight opening T-26,fcooperatesYwiththe gate 2,2 to form aV coin-receiving and displaying receptacle.v

Providecbin the lower edge'of the plunger. 'Ill` is, a row. of-teeth2'l and pivotally mounted in into position C, Fig. 2.

the guide structure I6 below the coin slides I8 and 10 is a two way dog 28, the teeth 2'I and dog 28 providing a full stroke device, which is well known in the art.

Projecting through the slot 29 across the tubular plunger 'Ill and attached to the guide structure I6 is a pin 30. Arranged within the tubular plunger 'I and having one end attached to the pin 3B is a resetting coil spring 3|.

It will be noted that in the present coin chute there are two coin slides, namely, the tubular plunger l and the bar I8, and that these'two parts have a telescopic intertting relationship, by reason of the slot 29, so that in the absence of a proper coin in the coin-receiving aperture or pocket 69 inward movement of the plunger i0 will not move the slide bar I8.

However, when a coin of proper denomination, size, etc., is inserted into the slot I4`it falls by gravity down the chute I5 into the coin-receiving aperture or pocket 69, and arranges itself in the inclined position A (Fig. 2) wherein it is supported by the bottom wall of the guide I6 and reclines against the arcuate bottom edge of the lower wall 35 of the coin chute I5; and when the plunger I3 is pushed inwardly it engages the coin II and wedges the same into upright position between the plunger IB and slide bar I8, thus latching the plunger 10 and slide il whereupon the coin I'I passes by the tongue 'I2 and the latter by its own resiliency returns to its initial position (as in full lines Fig. 2), in which position it prevents the coin I'I from falling back onto the lower wall 35 of the coin chute I5. I

When the coin slides I8 and 'I0 is pushed inwardly, the row of teeth 21 eventually pass beyond the full stroke dog `28, whereupon the then compressed resetting spring 3 I, and the then ten-Y sioned resetting spring I9, retract the plunger 'Ill and slide bar I8, respectively, thereby retracting the coin I'I (left to right, Fig. 3) along the bottom wall of the guide i6 until it engages the :lower end Vportion of the member 'I2 which thereupon ejects the coin from the pocket 69 The coin I'I then falls o, or is discharged from, the guide I6 into the chute 2@ and is guided by the gate 22 into the sight or display opening 25 wherein it is held by the window 26 and gate 22 so that the proprietor of the vending machine, amusement device, or other mechanism with which the new` coin chute is associated may readily see the coin the player has inserted into the chute to operate the same and thereby determine for himself whether or not the same has been a coin of the proper size, denomination, etc.

The coin is held exposed toY view in the sight opening 25 of the display receptacle 22-25-26 until another proper coin is inserted into the coin slot I 4 and chute I5, and the coin slides I8 and 'I0 are pushed inwardly, whereupon the semi-circular ring orlug which depends from the slide bar I8, engages the upper and hooked end portion 37 ofthe rod 2l. moved to open the gate 22, thereby allowing the The rod 2l is thus.

coin to fall from the sight opening -26 of the display receptacle into a suitable receptacle provided therefor in the cabinet of the mechanism with which the coin chute is associated.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to b e limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the" scope of the appended claims.

`I claim:

l. A device of the character described, comprising: a guide; a pair of telescopically interfitting coin slides carried by the said guide and when in their normal or initial positions having a space therebetween providing a coin-receiving aperture or pocket; an inclined gravity feed lcoin chute arranged above the said guide and having communication at its lower end with the said coin-receiving pocket when the said coin-slides are in coin-receivingposition in such a manner that a coin disposed in said pocket will 'rest in an inclined positionY therein, relative to the vertical, and againstthe lower or bottom wall of said coin chute;` the upper wall of said coin chute having its bottom edgeterminating at a point above said pocket so that a coin disposed in said pocket may pass by the saidV bottom edge of 'said upper wall when the coin slides are moved away from coin-receiving position; and a resilient member arranged upon the upper wall of said coin chute; said resilient member having an upper end portion attached to the upper wall of said coin chute on the outer side thereof and having a yieldable lower end portion projecting downwardly below the said bottom edge of said upper wall so that when a coin disposed in said pocket is moved by said coin slides away from` coin-receiving position it will engage the said yieldable portion of said member and, flexing the latter pass under the same and be prevented thereby from falling back against the lower wall of said coin chute; the said yieldable lower end portion of said resilient member serving to eject a coin from said pocket to a point below said slides when the latter are returned to` their initial or coin-receiving positions.

2. A `device of the character described, comprising: a guide; a pair of telescopically intertting coin slides carried by the said guide and when in their normal or initial positions having a space therebetween providing a coin-re-l ceiving aperture or pocket; Van inclined'gravity feed coin chute arranged above Vthe said guide and having communication at its lower end with the said coin-receiving pocket whenv the said coin slides are in coin-receiving position, in such a manner that a coin disposed in said pocket will rest in an inclined position therein, relative to the vertical, and' against the lower or bottomv wall of said coin chute; the upper wallof said coin chute having anarcuate bottom edge terminating at a point above said pocket so that a coin disposed in said pocket may pass by the said bottom edge of said upper wall when the coin slides are moved away from coin-receiving position; and aresilient member mounted upon theupper wallvofA said coin chute; said resilient member` including an upper end portion attached to the upper wall of said Vcoin chute on the outer side of the same and having a' yieldable lower *end* portion projecting downwardly below the said arcuate bottom edge of said upper wall so that when a coin disposed in said pocket is moved by said coin slides away from coin-receiving position it will engage the said yieldable portion of said member and exing the latter, pass under the same and. be prevented thereby from falling back against the lower wall of said coin chute; the said yieldable lower end portion of said resilient member serving to eject a coin from said pocket to a point below said slides when the latter are returned to their normal or initial positions.

CLYDE B. GORTON. 

